The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-22

it to developing the agreed-upon plot
Then Stuart who was to make tho first
attempt to arrange the work. wrote his
friend to send on the manuscript II
was done. In . few days came bach
this letter:
my DEAR J0RN: I received the package d
nanuscript, and hsve been busy combining II
with mine. They match pretty fairfy. and
think, BY using . few hundred words her.
and there - harness. NO can have strong
team.
II and one place, however. where you have
slipped . cog % to speak. In the eighteenth
chapter page Ii missing. Allyn Germaine has
thrown himself on his knees before Geuevra
and you start him on al right with, Darling,
you know have given; and the next sheet
says:
"'Speak. daflin9-
"'But Geneva ned like . frighted fawn.' ete.
You seem TO have missed the speech entirely.
Please send the omitted leaf tomorrow.
II have written Sloan 4 Jeems, publishers.
who say they will print our book very reason
ably.
Hope to get up to SEQ you next month.
"Yours unaltcrably.
'srUARr CLAIRE"
John Rowland remembered the
omitted passage well. He had given
it much thought, for he wished to make
it as impressive as possible. With a
view of perfecting it, he had carried
the leaf in his pocket for week, and
then. carclessly. had neglected to put
it with its fellows. Now, however, he
would make a fair, clean copy and
send to his associate. But before doing
so he opened another letter which had
come from the post-office that morning.
1t was from his elder brother, Tom.
'.Dear john" it said. "Do you know
of that volume of Tasso I had
at your place last summer? 1t was pre-
sented to me by the late Rev. DR.. Nc
Rae, and was annotated by him in his
own hand. His biographers wish to
use the book in preparing forthcom-
ing history of his life. If you can find
it, please send it to me at once"
With guilty feeling John recollect-
cd that he had left the work with the
Mile Payson. who had cast
so strong spell over him during the
outing. "I'll write for it."
he thought. and little thrill of joy
flooded his heart as he recognized the
value of the opportunity. 1t made
what Stuart had urged, grand tex
cuse" for beginning correspondence.
He had scarcely realized, until now,
how he longed for some word from the
hand of the girl he so much admired.
Turning to his desk, he wrote two
to Millie Payson, three
sheets ION one side only. for he was a
literateur now. and the other to Stuart
Claire. composed of the missing page
and an explanatory note. BY brisk
walk he was just able to deposit them
in the postal car of the Chicago ex-
press as it moved from the Windham
station.
Twenty-four hours later two scenes
Of interest to us are being simultane-
ously acted. One is at Beloit, in a
scantily-furnished Office. before whose
door creaks a tin sign. inscribed: ''Stu-
art Claire, Attorney-at-Law."
The embryo Erskine and prospective
Dumas is handling a package of manu-
script written partly ir John Howhnd's
feminine chirography and partly in his
own well-nigh illegi3le scrawl. At last
he stops. extracts a few leaves. takes
from an envelope a single sheet, slips
it between the others, and reads:
"Allvn Germaine watched the fitting fairy.
like form until it had reached the entrance to
the aroor. Then he threw himself into kneel.
NOW Ihave given in your care a piece Of mort
able properly belonging to another Do you re-
member the small volume Of Tasso gave you
CRYSTAL coves ., RIut island, TSs noos was
present to my brother, and contained some au-
tosraph marginal notes by an eminent divine.
reverend gentleman. win give Won a new vol.
ume, and request that you return to me your COPY.
regret the necessity Of this: but you will not
care, while am under an obligation you see,
to produce the work which had purioined.
Speak, darling-' but Geneva turned like
frightened fawn, and ran swiftly through the
shrubbery to the house."
Tho ,.,vror IA ,,u,,,od and ,rroroa
az, 49, - P.n' '' N':1 ''ne
by the tame, spiritless climax, ana
sudlbiy apostroph'zes MS literary col
league IN no measured terms. linen
ne lays by the manuscript and leaves
the ofhce.
Inv So.o"" Soe"o - III INC
palatlal nome OF Judge faySOn, NJ
ClairmOnt A tall. fair girl. with
h,o .h..-, ,,d -,,da,- l;,,. :.
o "" APS' -
holding to the light = letter bearing the
pOstmark "W3dham." Having given
a.. :,,; J ILL r. -. a..
'''o ' 0 '0
envelope and turns, wOman-iike, 70 the
signature. A delicate flush LIGHTS I'M
t,